| Party | Signature | Provisional application |
RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known | Entry into force | Renunciation | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 11-09-1981 | 28-03-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Algeria | 15-03-1982 | 31-03-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Andean Community | 24-01-2008 (A) | 24-01-2008 | ||||
| Angola | 29-06-1983 | 28-01-1986 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Argentina | 22-09-1982 | 01-07-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| AU (African Union) | 16-03-1998 (A) | 16-03-1998 | ||||
| Australia | 20-05-1981 | 09-10-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | 15-08-1991 | 20-08-1992 | |
| Austria | 08-07-1981 | 04-05-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | 09-01-2015 | 10-01-2016 | |
| Bangladesh | 23-12-1980 | 01-06-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Barbados | 02-01-1985 | |||||
| Belgium | 31-03-1981 | 06-06-1985 (R) | 19-06-1989 | 10-12-2012 | 10-12-2013 | |
| Benin | 10-09-1981 | 25-10-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Bhutan | 22-09-1983 | 18-09-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Botswana | 18-11-1981 | 22-04-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Brazil | 16-04-1981 | 28-06-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Bulgaria | 29-07-1987 | 24-09-1987 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Burkina Faso | 20-08-1981 | 08-07-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Burundi | 08-04-1981 | 01-06-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Cabo Verde | 09-10-1981 | 30-07-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Cameroon | 30-06-1981 | 01-02-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Canada | 15-01-1981 | 27-09-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | 08-06-1992 | 09-06-1993 | |
| CARICOM (Caribbean Community) | 15-05-2007 (A) | 15-05-2007 | ||||
| Central African Republic | 28-01-1982 | 02-08-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Chad | 16-12-1981 | 06-06-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| China | 05-11-1980 | 02-09-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Colombia | 14-06-1983 | 08-04-1986 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) | 03-02-1998 (A) | 03-02-1998 | ||||
| Comoros | 10-09-1981 | 27-01-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Costa Rica | 29-07-1981 | 21-11-2002 (A) | 21-11-2002 | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 15-07-1987 | 29-10-1996 (A) | 29-10-1996 | |||
| Cuba | 22-06-1983 | 21-07-1988 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 29-06-1983 | 05-06-1987 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17-03-1981 | 27-10-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Denmark | 27-10-1980 | 13-05-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Djibouti | 09-10-1984 | 25-11-1985 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 15-06-1983 | |||||
| EAC (East-African Community) | 25-04-2006 (A) | 25-04-2006 | ||||
| EAEC (Eurasian Economic Community) | 06-03-2009 (A) | 06-03-2009 | ||||
| ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) | 01-05-2009 (A) | 01-05-2009 | ||||
| Ecuador | 03-10-1980 | 04-05-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Egypt | 19-10-1981 | 11-06-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| El Salvador | 28-06-1983 | |||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 22-07-1983 | 22-07-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Eswatini | 18-11-1987 | 29-06-1988 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Ethiopia | 30-09-1981 | 19-11-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| EU (European Union) | 21-10-1981 | 06-07-1990 (R) | 06-07-1990 | |||
| Finland | 27-10-1980 | 30-12-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| France | 04-11-1980 | 17-09-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Gabon | 10-09-1981 | 30-11-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Gambia, The | 23-10-1981 | 14-04-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Germany | 10-03-1981 | 15-08-1985 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Ghana | 01-12-1982 | 19-01-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Greece | 21-07-1981 | 10-08-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Grenada | 28-06-1983 | |||||
| Guatemala | 01-06-1983 | 22-03-1985 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Guinea | 06-10-1981 | 09-12-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | 11-09-1981 | 07-06-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Guyana | 08-06-1983 | |||||
| Haïti | 19-01-1981 | 20-07-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Honduras | 28-06-1983 | 26-05-1988 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| India | 18-09-1981 | 22-12-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Indonesia | 01-10-1980 | 24-02-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Iraq | 07-04-1981 | 10-09-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Ireland | 24-02-1981 | 11-08-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Italy | 17-12-1980 | 20-11-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Jamaica | 06-01-1983 | 07-01-1985 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Japan | 28-11-1980 | 15-06-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | 07-09-2012 | 07-09-2013 | |
| Kenya | 10-03-1982 | 06-04-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Kuwait | 01-12-1981 | 26-04-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Laos | 17-12-2002 (A) | 17-12-2002 | ||||
| Lesotho | 07-09-1981 | 06-12-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Liberia | 21-10-1981 | |||||
| Luxembourg | 29-12-1980 | 04-10-1985 (R) | 19-06-1989 | 30-09-2014 | 31-12-2015 | |
| Madagascar | 08-06-1983 | 21-10-1987 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Malawi | 17-03-1981 | 15-12-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Malaysia | 30-12-1980 | 22-09-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Maldives | 19-05-1988 | 11-07-1988 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Mali | 17-06-1981 | 11-01-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Mauritania | 18-10-1988 | 28-08-1990 (R) | 28-08-1990 | |||
| Mexico | 19-12-1980 | 11-02-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Morocco | 22-01-1981 | 29-05-1987 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Mozambique | 21-12-1982 | 30-09-1993 (A) | 30-09-1993 | |||
| Myanmar | 21-11-1996 (A) | 21-11-1996 | ||||
| Nepal | 07-09-1981 | 03-04-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | 01-10-1980 | 09-06-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| New Zealand | 12-02-1982 | 27-09-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | 15-02-1993 | 17-02-1994 | |
| Nicaragua | 07-09-1981 | 05-03-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Niger | 19-10-1981 | 19-10-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Nigeria | 20-07-1981 | 30-09-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Norway | 27-10-1980 | 15-07-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Pakistan | 04-05-1982 | 09-06-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Papua New Guinea | 27-10-1981 | 27-01-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Peru | 25-09-1981 | 29-07-1987 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Philippines | 24-02-1981 | 13-05-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Portugal | 30-01-1981 | 03-07-1989 (R) | 03-07-1989 | |||
| Republic of Korea, the | 27-11-1981 | 30-03-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Republic of the Congo | 22-10-1981 | 04-11-1987 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Russian Federation | 14-07-1987 | 08-12-1987 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Rwanda | 06-10-1981 | 23-03-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| SADC (Southern African Development Community) | 18-12-2007 (A) | 18-12-2007 | ||||
| Saint Lucia | 20-12-1984 | |||||
| Samoa | 02-04-1982 | 06-03-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| São Tomé e Principe | 20-06-1983 | 06-12-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | 11-01-1983 | 16-03-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Senegal | 11-11-1981 | 20-06-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Sierra Leone | 24-09-1981 | 07-10-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Singapore | 17-12-1982 | 16-12-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Somalia | 27-10-1981 | 27-08-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Spain | 27-05-1981 | 05-01-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Sri Lanka | 21-01-1981 | 04-09-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Sudan | 13-05-1981 | 30-09-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Suriname | 20-06-1983 | |||||
| Sweden | 27-10-1980 | 06-07-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Switzerland | 30-03-1981 | 27-08-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Syria | 26-03-1982 | 08-09-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Tanzania | 07-09-1981 | 11-06-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Thailand | 08-06-1983 | 06-08-1992 (A) | 06-08-1992 | |||
| Togo | 29-06-1983 | 10-04-1984 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 22-01-1998 (A) | 22-01-1998 | ||||
| Tunisia | 02-03-1982 | 15-12-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Türkiye | 07-09-1981 | 29-08-1990 (R) | 29-08-1990 | 29-07-1994 | 01-08-1995 | |
| Uganda | 19-03-1982 | 19-03-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 08-06-1982 | 26-04-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| United Kingdom | 16-12-1980 | 31-12-1981 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| United States of America | 05-11-1980 | |||||
| Uruguay | 13-02-1986 | |||||
| Venezuela | 05-12-1980 | 31-03-1982 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| WEAMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union) | 09-06-2009 (A) | 09-06-2009 | ||||
| Yemen | 07-09-1981 | 14-01-1986 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) | 07-01-1982 | 14-02-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Zambia | 03-02-1981 | 16-03-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 08-06-1983 | 28-09-1983 (R) | 19-06-1989 |
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